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Statutory Instruments
Road Traffic
Made
14th November 2016
Laid before Parliament
16th November 2016
Coming into force
9th December 2016
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 97(3)(a) and (3A)(1),105(1) and (3), 123(2), 125(3)(2), 127(2)(3), 134, 135(1) and 141(4) of the Road Traffic Act 1988(5) and section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(6).
The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the recognition of higher education diplomas, formal qualifications, or experience in the occupation, required for the pursuit of professions or occupations(7).
The Secretary of State has consulted with representative organisations as required by section 195(2) of the Road Traffic Act 1988.
Section 97(3A) was inserted by the Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 (c.22), section 6(2)(c) and was amended by S.I. 1996/1974 and by S.I. 1998/1420.
Section 125(3) was amended by the Deregulation Act 2015 (c.20), Schedule 2, Part 2, paragraphs 16 and 17, and by S.I. 1999/357 and S.I. 2015/583.
Section 127(2) was amended by the Road Traffic (Driving Instruction by Disabled Persons) Act 1993 (c.31), the Schedule, paragraph 5(2) and (3).
Section 141 was amended by the Road Safety Act 2006 (c.49), Schedule 6, paragraphs 1 and 24.
1988 c.52. See definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations” in section 108(1).
1972 c.68; section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51), section 27(1)(a) and the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7), section 3(3) and the Schedule, Part 1.
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